Alcohol-impaired driving contributes to roughly one-third of all traffic fatalities in the United States each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Drivers aged 21–24 and 25–34 record the highest rates of alcohol impairment involvement in fatal crashes. Driving under the influence (DUI) is the criminal offense…
The Honda CR-V remains well above its archenemy the Toyota RAV4. The U.S. new light vehicle market falls slightly in July at -1.4% year-on-year to 1.38 million units according to preliminary figures by GlobalData. Sales are hampered by a relatively strong year-ago result when customers rushed to dealerships to purchase…
Subaru Outback sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in Canada in July thanks to the new generation. After a streak of 8 consecutive months of year-on-year declines was broken in June, the Canadian light vehicle market scores a second straight positive month in July, albeit with a tiny +0.5% uptick to…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in July. 24,722 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in July, a drastic -8.1% year-on-year fall. Thanks to a good first semester the YTD tally remains in positive at +3.3% to 178,296 units. Brand leader Toyota (-2.7%) manages to fall slower…
The BYD Atto 2 lodges its first Top 20 finish in Croatia, directly at #5 The Croatian new car market is up 2.6% year-on-year in July to 6,357 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.1% to 49,897. The Top five brands vastly outpace the market with at least double-digit…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in July. The biannual licence plate change traditionally brings the 2nd strongest volume of the year below January, with July sales in Ireland up 8.6% year-on-year to 29,040. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 5.3% to 114,222. Toyota (+1.1%) returns…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling model in Poland for the 2nd straight month. New car sales in Poland are up a very satisfying 11.8% year-on-year in July to 56,205 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 9.7% to 368,253. Toyota (-7.1%) continues to dominate the brands charts with 13% share…
The BMW i4 is up to a record 4th place in Finland in July. The Finnish new car market is up a splendid +11.9% year-on-year in July to 5,915 units, leading to a YTD volume up 1.5% to 42,502. Toyota (+51.4%) surges to 23.4% share, its highest since hitting 23.5%…
The BYD Seal U breaks into the Romanian Top 10 in July. 11.740 new cars hit Romanian roads in July, a dramatic -28.2% year-on-year fall, following a 51.9% surge in June. The year-to-date tally is now off -5.7% to 76,593 after dropping -15.9% in 2025. Local behemoth Dacia (-35.6%) falls…
The Xpeng G6 is up to 5th place in Norway in July. 9,609 new cars hit Norwegian roads in July, a tiny +0.5% year-on-year improvement. The YTD tally remains in negative at -2.4% to 83,012. BEV sales gain 0.9% to 9,379 and 97.6% share vs. 97.2% a year ago in…
The Czech new car market recedes -3.2% year-on-year in July to 20,147 sales, yet the YTD tally remains in frank positive at +4.5% to 149,957. Skoda (+4.9%) is the only gainer among the Top 9 brands and holds 35.9% of its home market vs. 36.7% year-to-date. Hyundai (-19.1%) and Toyota…
Now that we covered the UK market for July, it’s time to go into the detail of UK nations. This month England is up 10.7% to 133,919 units, Northern Ireland up 16.5% to 3,723, Scotland up 16.2% to 12,848 and Wales up 21.5% to 5,571. Year-to-date, England fares best at…
The Jaecoo 5 is up to 7th place in the UK in July. Another excellent month for new car sales in the UK with July volumes up 11.7% year-on-year to 156,571 units, the best performance for the month since 2020 and marking an 8th consecutive month of year-on-year growth. The…
Millions of vehicles move between US states every year. Some belong to families relocating for work, some to snowbirds heading south for the winter, and a growing number to people who bought a car online from a seller three states away. Nearly all of them travel the same way, on…
BYD is up to #3 over H1 in Mauritius vs. #10 a year ago. After four consecutive record years, the Mauritius new car market sinks -43.6% to just 6,661 units over the First Half of 2026. Suzuki (-55.1%) stays atop the brands charts but sees its share fall from 26.3%…